Yipin Tang

Chapter 43

As soon as I arrived at the Lizheng Palace, I saw Xiao Sizi playing outside the hall accompanied by Li Zhi. Li Zhi was holding a wooden stick in his hand as if scratching his ears and cheeks. Xiao Sizi was wearing artificial ears made of unknown fabric on his head. He has a cute face with a pig nose.

Li Zhiweng asked angrily: "Bajie, where did master go?"

The little si shook his head and said in a milky voice, "Master was captured by a monster."

Li Zhi said again: "Bajie, where did Junior Brother Sha go?"

"Junior brother Sha was also captured by the monster." Speaking of this, the little si seemed a little worried, and said pitifully, "Brother Zhinu, can you stop the monster from taking little si away."

Li Zhi stomped his feet and said anxiously: "Little Si, you forgot again, you are now Ba Jie, not Xiao Si."

Puchi!

Wang Xiang couldn't help laughing seeing the two of them getting involved, but he heard crisp laughter coming from the Lizheng Hall.

"Wang Jiancheng, you are here."

Hearing Wang Xiang's laughter, Li Zhi threw down the wooden stick in a hurry, and seemed a little embarrassed, while Xiao Si smiled sweetly at Wang Xiang with a pair of big ears and a small pig nose: "Hello Wang Jiancheng."

Wang Xiang really likes the cute look of the little si.

"Little Si is such a cute little apple."

Li Zhi on the side quickly said: "Wang Jiancheng, you also said that I belong to Little Apple."

Wang Xiang said indifferently: "It's not the same, the little sis is cute, but you are indecent." It is indeed indecent to trick his sister into pretending to be Zhu Bajie Li Zhi.

"What is owed? What is an apple?" Empress Changsun came out of the Lizheng Hall with a smile on her face. It was obvious that she was watching Li Zhi and Xiao Sizi's performance in the hall just now.

Facing the grandson empress, Wang Xiang didn't dare to be as casual as he was with Li Zhi and Xiao Sizi, and quickly saluted, "I have seen the empress."

Empress Changsun said softly, "You don't have to be cautious if the Lizheng Palace is not the Taiji Palace. I wonder what the apple you mentioned just now is?"

Li Zhi replied: "Apple is a kind of fruit, round and red, sweet and crunchy, just like me...and my little sizi."

Empress Changsun wondered, "Why have I never heard of this fruit?"

"Wang Jiancheng said that we don't have apples in Tang Dynasty."

Empress Changsun looked at Wang Xiang with a half-smile: "Is it from the Western Regions again?"

Wang Xiang smiled awkwardly and did not speak, but took out two big and red apples that he had prepared a long time ago. This is the gift he prepared for Xiao Si.

Although Li Zhi had heard Wang Xiang talk about apples, he had never seen an apple before. When he saw that the round, red ones were really cute as Wang Xiang said, he asked excitedly, "What is this thing?" apple?"

Wang Xiang nodded and said: "I also got this by chance, and I specially brought it for my little si to taste."

When the little son heard this, his eyebrows were bent with a smile, and he pulled the corner of Empress Changsun's clothes and said, "Mother, eat apples, eat apples."

"Okay, let's go in and eat apples." Empress Changsun dotingly picked up her little son, took off her fake ears and pig nose, and turned into the palace. Props such as hoops and sticks are cleaned up by the maids themselves.

Entering the Lizheng Hall, I saw Empress Changsun sitting at the table with her little son in her arms, and Li Zhi also sat down. Wang Xiang felt a little uncomfortable when he wanted to sit. He always felt like he was standing beside the palace attendants like this The eunuch is a bit like, weird.

When she was struggling, Empress Changsun said, "Sit down too." After speaking, she picked up an apple and looked at it carefully.

Hearing that Empress Changsun asked him to sit in Wang Xiang, how could he be polite, so he sat down next to Li Zhi carelessly, thinking: Empress Changsun is indeed as gentle and easy-going as the history says, much better than Li Er, who only used up his front legs Your back foot can kick you away.

"This apple is somewhat similar to the green fruit of Datang, but it is much larger than the green fruit, and the color is more red."

Green fruits are actually wild apples. Wild apples have been around for a long time, but because wild apples are bitter and astringent, they are only regarded as ordinary wild fruits.Wang Xiang said: "Your Majesty, you really have good eyesight. I heard that apples grow from grafted green fruit branches."

"What is grafting?" Empress Changsun heard this word for the first time.

"I have also read the introduction in the book. Grafting is to cut off the branches of a tree and connect them to other different trees. After the two are assembled, they can grow different fruits from the original two trees."

"There is such a miraculous method! How to eat this thing?"

"It's better to peel the apples."

"peel?"

"Um, let me do it." Wang Xiang didn't say much, picked up the apple on the table, took out the fruit knife he carried with him, and began to peel it.

Seeing Wang Xiang suddenly pull out a knife, Empress Changsun's eyes flickered with surprise, and seeing Wang Xiang peeling the fruit as usual, she chuckled and shook her head unobtrusively: This son is really...

Wang Xiang intentionally showed off his skill in peeling apples, and Li Zhi and Xiao Sizi were amazed by the fact that the peel was peeled into circles without breaking.What Wang Xiang brought was the authentic premium red Fuji. Once the peel was peeled, the attractive fruity aroma would be released. Both Xiao Sizi and Li Zhi couldn't help sniffing.

"smell good."

After an apple was cut into small pieces, the three of them were all in admiration. The empress Changsun just tasted a small piece, and the rest went into the stomachs of Li Zhi and Xiao Sizi. Obviously intending to wait for Li Er to come back to eat.

After eating the apples, thinking of Wang Xiang peeling the apples, Li Zhi suddenly understood the profound meaning of the word "undercutting", and immediately became depressed.

"Wang Jiancheng, I know what you mean by owe."

"Ah? Haha, ha, what did His Royal Highness King Jin say?"

Li Zhi leaned close to Wang Xiang's ear and whispered, "I know you must still have apples at home. If you don't want me to tell your mother about my debts, hehehe..."

Nima, this is Chi Guoguo's threat. Seeing Li Zhi start to raise his eyebrows again, Wang Xiang finally understands that the ancients' saying that those who are close to ink are black is justified. Li Zhi's words and deeds are more and more similar to himself. , Even the meaningful "hey hey hey" three words are learned vividly.

"Brother Zhinu, what are you talking about?" Sitting in the arms of Empress Changsun, Xiao Si became curious when he saw Li Zhi and Wang Xiang whispering.

"It's okay, Wang Jiancheng said he wanted to tell us the story behind Journey to the West."

Depend on!Wang Xiang looked at Li Zhi contemptuously. Is this kid already so proficient in lying? There is no flaw on his face.

"Well, I'm here to study with the Empress Empress today, about Journey to the West..."

Wang Xiang didn't know that it was secondary for Li Er to let him come to study, the main reason was to let Empress Changsun touch his bottom and beat him along the way.

Every time Wang Xiang told Li Zhi the story of Journey to the West, when Li Zhi came back, he would tell it to Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun was not Li Zhi. Heard many other things.

"It's okay, I'm also a little curious about the Journey to the West that I was told by the young slave. I don't know if the Dongtu Great Tang mentioned in the story is our Great Tang?"

When Empress Changsun opened her mouth, Wang Xiang knew that she couldn't escape, so she could only answer: "It's just a random story that can't be true. There are no ghosts and gods in this world."

"Did you know that a few years ago in my Tang Dynasty, a mage named Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to seek the scriptures?"

A faint sentence immediately made Wang Xiang feel a lot of pressure. The person who can become a queen is really not that easy to want.

Seeing that Wang Xiang was silent, Empress Changsun sighed and said: "The Great Tang Dynasty is not easy to come by. Your Majesty has worked hard to govern since he ascended the throne and dare not slack off in the slightest. He has never indulged in pleasure for a day. Whenever there is a natural disaster or famine, His Majesty blames himself and hurts his spirits." I feel ashamed of the people of the Tang Dynasty, but fortunately, the Tang Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger day by day, and the people's life is getting better day by day. The potatoes you offered made His Majesty happy for a whole day. Tang promoted it to save the people of Tang Dynasty from famine. Do you think such a majesty is a good majesty of Tang Dynasty?"

What can Wang Xiang say, whether it is the Li Er in history or the Li Er he saw with his own eyes, apart from being a little stingy to himself, he can indeed be regarded as a good emperor.

"Your Majesty is naturally the best Majesty in Datang."

Empress Changsun shook her head and said with a smile, "You always make people feel insincere when you speak."

Wang Xiang immediately complained: "I am really sincere." Could it be that I have to shed a few tears...

"Forget it, I said so much to tell you that His Majesty is a wise emperor, you don't have to care about your secrets, but I hope you don't forget that you are a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and your talents and secrets should be respected by the Great Tang." Tang Sheji is the people of Tang Dynasty."

"Chen, what secrets can I have..." Wang Xiang felt a little guilty when he saw the piercing eyes of the eldest grandson empress.

Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Look, I just said you were not sincere. You are still too young after all. Potatoes, the method of blood transfusion, horseshoes, Quyuanli, and the pills you gave me will make anyone with a heart take them out. It is doubtful, not to mention that all of these were done by you, a young man who is less than 20 years old."

Seeing that Wang Xiang seemed to be trying to defend himself, Empress Changsun waved her hand: "Don't use any businessmen from the Western Regions to fool us, not to mention your Majesty doesn't believe it, even a rough man like Old General Cheng doesn't believe it. Do you know what he did in front of His Majesty? How many nice things have you said?"

"I……"

"You don't have to be afraid to tell you these things today, and you don't have to hide anything that is beneficial to the country and the people in the future. As long as you are dedicated to the Tang Dynasty, I will protect you, and your majesty will protect you, do you understand? ?”

Wang Xiang was silent for a long time and finally gave up his defense, and whispered: "I understand."

Empress Changsun nodded gently, and then said narrowly: "If you ever want to find someone to tell your secret, I promise to keep it secret for you, even if His Majesty won't tell you."

Wang Xiang did not dare to answer, but took out the gift he had prepared a long time ago: "When I came, I prepared a little gift for the empress."

(End of this chapter)